Hi! ok, here's the first chapter of Just Lucky. it might not be as good as the last chapter but i tried my best.

also, thanks to those who reveiw for reviewing. it means a lot that you think this story is good so far.

Disclamier: i do not own anything except my oc, warning, some characters may be ooc. enjoy!


Chapter 1 Gifts and Warnings

The chirps of the morning birds were the first thing that reached the girl's ears the next day. That and someone yelling her name from downstairs.

"ADINA! ADINA LUISA WHITEWOOD! WAKE UP THIS INSTANT AND GET DOWN HERE!"

Adina groan in annoyance and turned around, warping the blanket over her head. She was about to snuggle deeper into the pillow when her hand felt something wet. Adina opened her eyes and sat up. She brought up her hand up to her face and saw that it was wet.

Adina felt her eyes widen before lifting the blanket and glance around her, noticing that the bed and the blanket was soaking wet. She ran her hand through her hair before groaning once more. It wasn't a dream last night.

No, maybe I did go on top of the roof then came back to bed, forgetting to dry myself and dreamt about that bird thing. Adina thought to herself when she glances at the window only to see it close.

Before she could do anything, her mom called out once more.

"ADINA! GET DOWN HERE BEFORE YOU ARE LATE FOR YOUR MORNING CLASSES!" she yelled up the stairs before going back to the kitchen to finish packing her daughters lunch.

Adina gasps before grapping her stuff and exited the room, reminding herself that she'll make the bed when she comes back. She ran towards her room, slipping and sliding a couple of times, and went to her closet.

Adina scans her clean outfits before choosing one and headed towards her bathroom, but not before checking her clock. 8:45 am, just enough time to take a quick shower before her class begins.

"ADINA!" started her mom again but Adina cut her off.

"I'm up! I'm just going to take a quick shower before I leave!" she yelled from the hallway. "Did it stop raining!"

Mrs. Whitewood shook her head at her daughter's attitude but looked outside to only see light rain, unlike last night. "It just light rain right now! It looks like it's easing up!"

"Okay! Thanks!" Adina said before entering the bathroom.

Once inside, she locked the door before lending against it. Adina sighed as she slides down into a sitting position, thinking about her life. It's been nine years today, nine years and things have gone from bad to worse.

Adina spent an entire minute like that. Sitting against the door, sulking. She sighed before standing up and went over to the shower, turning the knob to the right temperature. Adina watches the water for a bit before turning towards the mirror.

She smiled bitterly when she saw her reflection, wondering where the years had gone by. Adina shook her head and turns back to her shower to test the water to see if it had gone to the temperature she wanted it to be.

Adina shook her hand, nodding at the temperature before striping her wet clothes and step into the tub. She allowed the water to run down her skin before washing her hair clean, humming to herself.

Birdy, please don't fly away. Come back and stay.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Mrs. Whitewood had finish packing her daughter's lunch and had started to wash the dishes when she felt someone's arms wrap themselves around her.

"Good morning was that Adina yelling earlier?" said a voice that Mrs. Whitewood could recognize anywhere.

"Good morning honey. Had a good night's sleep?" she asked as she turned around to give her husband a quick kiss on the lips.

Mr. Whitewood returns the kiss before nodding. "Yes, but I can't help but worry about our little flower."

His wife sighed in agreement and laid her head against his chest. "I know, and I guess this is partly our fault. If only we had paid more attention to her when she was still a child then our family would still be happy."

Mr. Whitewood thought for a minute before gently pushing the woman away. "Maybe it's not too late Anna."

"What?" Anna looks at him in confusion.

"Listen, you know that Adina's birthday is coming up in two months right?" he responded, an idea forming in his head.

"I better know it is since I'm the one who gave birth to her." Anna said, arms crossed in anger that he dared say that they could have forgotten their daughter's upcoming sixteen birthday.

Her husband back away a little, hands up in defense. "I'm just making sure honey."

Anna didn't respond, just gave him a look that clearly said that he better was.

He cleared his throat nervously. "So, as I was saying, we should go get her an early birthday present so when we go to that business trip, she won't feel unloved."

Anna thought for a minute before nodding in agreement. "That's a great idea, but … what are we going to give her Hector?"

Hector thought for a minute before snapping his fingers. "I know! What about a boom box? I notice that she loves those kinds of things!"

"Boom box? Where are we going to find one?" Anna asks confuse. She watched as Hector rubbed the back of his head before answering.

"I'm sure we can find one somewhere." He responded. "I think I saw one in that little store downtown, why don't we go there right now? Adina will just think we're at work. It'll be a nice surprise for her when she comes back."

Anna nodded in agreement and grabbed her stuff. "Alright, come on. Adina will come down soon."

Hector nodded and both parents left the house, not even notice a robotic bird flying off in the distance.


Adina came down the stairs a little after her parents left. She had heard them leave when she was drying her hair. Adina hummed to herself as she played with her necklace that was in her hands. She was slightly guilty that she had forgotten about it but decide to make it up by wearing it full time now.

Adina enters the kitchen and took an apple from the fruit bowl, taking a bite out of it. She stared at the necklace, tracing the small but simple designs. The necklace was a family heirloom that was made for her great grandmother Lily Whitewood when she was just a child. Since she was a child, the necklace was just a silver lily with a bright blue oval stone in the middle.

The necklace was soon nicknamed the lucky flower for how much luck it had brought Lily later on. It was soon passed onto her daughter Samantha who passed it onto Adina's brother before he gave it to her. The reason it was given to him instead of their father is unknown to them but they weren't complaining.

Adina smiled sadly as she place it around her neck and went over to grab her bag and lunch before heading towards the back door. She walked outside and closed the door, locking it before heading towards a small exit that only she knows about. She has been using it for some time ever since she was little.

The exit leads to the forest that was on the edge of their neighborhood. Why didn't she just use the front door and go down the street? Well it could do with the type of neighborhood she learns in.

As Adina goes down a trail she usually uses when going to her morning classes, she notices movement within the tall grass that was up front. She slowed to a stop and hide behind a tree, listening for any type of unusual noise.

"Is this where you spotted her?"

"Yes, I saw her coming through here just last week."

Adina held her breathe when she recognize the voices. It was the same two voices that haunted her dreams. The ones who cause so much damage to her family, the two main leaders of the gang Purple Dragon, Kovu and Scar. She swears that they got their names from that Disney movie Lion King 2.

Now back to the topic, the gang's name may seem childish but that's what they wanted people to think. They wouldn't bother the gang until it was too late. And it was just Adina's luck that her family lived in the same neighborhood where the gang's meetings and headquarters laid.

"Hmmm, well we just need to monitor this spot from now one. We need to find that little bitch before the months over."

Adina mentally sighed before glancing around. It looks like she needs to find another way to her class now that her usual trail will be closely watched. Wonder if her teacher wouldn't mind if she doesn't show up for class today? It's not like she's going to be missing an important lesson.

Adina quietly and silently went off deeper into the forest, thankful that she had taken the lunch her mom had made for her; it was going to take her some time to find another path.


Soundwave was very please as he waited from his spot. Laserbeak had return with the information from the fleshing's parents that they were going to get her a boom box, making their plan much easier. After using his holoform to bring himself to the store, the owner placed him on a shelf near the window. His cassettes are in stasis and in his cassette deck, waiting for the moment when they are needed.

The owner was deciding a price to place him when a couple came into the store, arguing with each other. The male seem to be trying to convince the female on something until the owner came up to them.

"Good morning! Welcome to Maverick's Find where you can find almost anything! I'm Shane, how may I help you?" Shane introduced himself, smiling at the couple.

"Ah, yes. Um you see, we're looking for a gift for our daughter," Answered Hector nervously, glancing at his wife every once in a while, as if afraid that she lash out at him.

Shane chuckle when he notices the nervous glances that Hector gave. "Well, we have plenty of items to choose from. What might intersect you? We may have it right now in stock."

"A boom box, she loves those kinds of things." Hector answered imminently.

Shane smiled and directed them towards Soundwave. "You're in luck! A young fellow just brought one in today! It's almost new."

Hector and Anna walked towards Soundwave and nodded to each other, both thinking that Adina would love it. Now comes the tricking part, the pricing.

"How much?" asked Anna, still staring at Soundwave.

Shane walks over to Soundwave and picks him up. "Well, since it's almost new and it has five cassettes, its 40 bucks."

Anna shook her head. "No, sorry, too much for it I can get one for 15 and with five cassettes about 20 in total."

"But you won't find one in the condition like this, 35," argue Shane.

Anna shook her head again and started to drag Hector towards the door. "Sorry," she said before speaking to her husband. "Come on Hector, we can get Adina a bracelet instead."

"Wait, Adina? Do you mean Adina Whitewood?" Shane asked curiously.

Adina Whitewood? So that's her name. Thought Soundwave as he listened to the conversation while thinking how well his plan is going. Even if they don't bring him to their house, he'll just search for her records and 'introduce' himself to her.

The couple stopped in surprise. How does he know their daughter?

"Yes why? Do you know her?" Anna asked.

Shane just stared at them before shaking his head. He places the boom box on the ground with the cassettes next to it and went up to the cashier. He search behind the desk and took out a box and walk back to the boom box. He opens the box and placed the boom box inside with the five cassettes before handing it to the couple.

"If I had known that Adina had liked these kinds of things, I would have called her to come by later on today," he said, shaking his head once more.

Hector took the box, confuse by his behavior. "You know our daughter?" he asked.

Shane nodded. "Yes, she had helped my little store from becoming bankrupt and has come by once in a while bring new customers with her. Tell you that it's a thank you present from Shane, ok?"

The couple were shock, their little girl help this man from going bankrupt? What else has she done without them knowing?

Anna was the first to recover. "Really? No tricks?"

Shane chuckle and shook his head. "No tricks."

Both parents smiled. "Thank you!" they both waved goodbye and exited the store, excited that they have found the perfect present for their daughter.

If Soundwave could have laughed, he would. This was too easy.


By the time Adina found a new trail and came back to the house, it was already late in the afternoon. She quietly enters her back yard and opens the back door. She dumped her stuff near the door and walked towards the cupboard and grabbed a glass and poured herself some juice, orange juice since that's all they have right now.

Adina took a sip of her juice and glances at the table, noticing a note. She tilts her head a bit before heading towards the table and picked up the note. With a small huff, she realized that it was from her parents.

Dear Adina,

Please forgive us but our boss called, asking us to go on that business trip now instead of going in a month or two. Hope you are ok staying home for a while. Don't worry; we'll try to call on your birthday. Also, there's money in the small box in the living room table.

~Mom and Dad

Ps. we left something for you in your room, hope you like it.

Adina blinked in surprise. They got her something? As she thought what it could be, she froze when she heard a sound coming upstairs. Now she wouldn't mind because she has been hearing noises all over the place but this noise unnerve her. The noise was metallic movement.

The fifteen year old girl frowns and quietly placed her glass on the table and slowly walks towards the stairs. As she moves closer, she could hear scratchy voices.

"Frenzy, do not touch that! The fleshing will notice."

"It's not like it'll looked towards this exact location when it enters the room."

"The fleshing notices small things, as if expecting something to happen. It heard me even though the rain and wind were making too much noise to make out anything."

Before Adina could do anything, she heard the wheels of a car screeching to a halt and the loading of serial guns. Adina eyes widen in fear when she recognize the action.

Not two minutes have passed when gunshots were heard. Adina couldn't help but give out a shout of surprise and pain as a bullet scrap her shoulder and another hitting her leg.

Shoot! Adina, despite the pain, ran for cover behind the kitchen counter and covered her head, waiting for the shooting to stop.

"Enough, she's not here. Besides, when she comes back, the fun begins." Adina recognizes the voice to be Scar.

"Fun?" asks a timid voice. Since she doesn't recognize the voice, Adina concluded that it must be a newbie.

Scar chuckles before answering. "Yes, the fun part of the game. Run and hide. And since this girl knows about us, it makes the game twice of fun."

Adina could hear the other gang members laugh before getting into their cars and driving off. One of them threw something through the living room window.

After some time, Adina crawled out from her spot and carefully stood up, wincing a bit from her wound. She walked into the living room, limping a bit, and saw that what they threw was a brick with a note tied to it.

Slowly and cautiously untie the note and read it.

You're next.

Adina clutches the note and tried to control her emotions. After a while, she lifted her head, eyes containing no emotion.

"Very well, let's play."

They won't be able to catch you, for you are able to estimate their actions.


is it ok so far? also, don't forget to tell me if i made some sort of mistake. thanks for reading! R&R

Question: what are Soundwave's cassettes names? i know Ravage, Laserbeak, Frenzy, and Rumble but i forgot the fifth one. thanks!

-Bluebutterflywitch